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Christmas in July

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Baby's First Christmas Two Page layout: family portrait | Spotofteadesigns.com

I know it's hard to remember with all this blistering heat of the summer, but we had a REALLY snowy, cold winter this year. Remember now? Lots and lots of consecutive snow days, even ones in really late winter after super warm days? I remember it well since Brielle was just a baby and we were itching to go for some stroller rides, but often stuck inside! Let's take a little walk down memory lane with this scrapbook page from Brielle's baby book about her first Christmas that I have yet to share here! It features a few of my favorite photos of that season, including her first picture with Santa, a family portrait from Christmas Day, a favorite shot of her from the Christmas Card photo shoot wearing the tutu and headband I made her, and one of her taken on Christmas morning with my brandy new lens I got minutes earlier! I was excited that I FINALLY got to use a doily on a layout (something I've wanted to do for a while!) On the right side of the layout, I was able to include another pocket at the top, which includes a copy of the Christmas cards we sent out to family and friends. And as you've seen time and time again, I used the left over scraps from this layout to create the birthday card to add to my ... Continue Reading...

Scrapbooking: Brielle’s Baby Book Part VI

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DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Here are a few more pages from Brielle's Baby Scrapbook: Month 5 was a memorable one as it was Brielle's first Christmas! Otherwise there weren't too many milestones, just lots of fun days with family and practicing growing up! Supplies: Patterned Paper, adhesive borders: K&Company Poppyseed | Felt Stickers: K&Company | Chipboard Letters: Heidi Swapp Month 6 was mostly spent indoors due to a super cold and snowy winter! But we did lots of practicing on things we wanted to accomplish: sitting up, standing up, eating solid foods, taking naps in our crib and growing teeth! For the scrapbook page, I went with that "project life" look that everyone's been doing lately with all the color blocking squares and I love how it came out! Supplies: Patterned Paper and stickers: K&Company Month 7 included ALOT of BIG things! She had her first night away from home (which didn't go as well as I had hoped but it was only the first attempt at a night away), she popped out TWO teeth at ... Continue Reading...

Mini Punched Garlands

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#Baby #Scrapbook 2 page layout with photos of everyone meeting the baby | spotofteadesigns.com

  DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Garlands, Pennants, Bunting. Is there really a different between all these things? I've seen the terms used so interchangeably. Anyway, I was recently working on this photo heavy two page spread from Brielle's baby Scrapbook and needed to add a little something cute to it so I decided on a mini garland with punched hearts. I didn't want to do the typical pointed triangle or arrow shape, so I dug into my stash of craft punches and pulled out EK tools Punch for Arts and Craft, Large, Journal Plate and Bracket. With just a few snips and one fold, I was able to make a unique little shape, perfect for a garland. I strung them across the top of the left page and front and center on the right. Underneath the title was a listing of all the visitors who came to meet Brielle in the first days/weeks/months. I have a similar page of me and all our friends/family that came to meet me when I was a baby! And in typical crafting fashion, I made sure to use all those paper scraps from this spread to ... Continue Reading...

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Instagram post 18000696673276136 Our sneaky elf, Margo, has been hiding in some silly places lately, but on mornings when we have more time, she often brings an activity, like this morning's secret code printable. Grab this freebie on my Elf on the Shelf ideas post, linked in bio, and work to reveal the secret message using the code key!
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Instagram post 17888184652451413 It may be 12 days to Christmas but that means it's only 10 days til Festivus! If you're a big fan of the show about nothing and plan to throw a Festivus for the rest of us, grab the FREE printables to make it a joyous occasion now on my blog --> spotofteadesigns.com.
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Instagram post 17855540335671989 Gingerbread houses are fun to assemble and fun to paint! I created this oversized DIY snow globe using a little ceramic house found in the dollhouse aisle at @michaelsstores and some @decoart Americana Gloss Enamels paint to turn it into a little cookie cottage. Find more details on this how to you can create with anything inside on the @wpartysupplies blog.
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Instagram post 17887879948449785 When in doubt, add jingle bells! Would you believe if I told you I DIYed this hoodie from a basic green design from Amazon and the shoes were made from brown Ugg knockoffs from Walmart? Just goes to show you what a little felt, hot glue and Christmas magic can do! See more details on these #deckthehallswithdiy creations linked on the blog!
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Instagram post 17847462670794988 When your family is in the craft beer business, beer gifts are appropriate and expected! Since today is #nationallagerday I'm linking this to my post featuring 8+ DIY beer gifts you can make, including these reinBEERS!
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Instagram post 17873703466514558 The #elfontheshelf activities are going strong in this house! This weekend she brought this measurement activity sheet and it was a HUGE hit, especially with my 6 year old! Download this freebie, plus several others for this age group, on my blog post linked in my bio.
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